MetLife Stadium to Play Host to First-Ever Monster Energy Supercross

AURORA, Ill.(April 21, 2014) – This Saturday night MetLife Stadium host its
first-ever Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship,
race, where three-time defending champion Ryan Villopoto will race for
his fourth consecutive title in the 450SX Class.
Monster Energy/Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Martin Davalos brings an
eight-point lead in the Eastern Regional 250SX Class Championship as he
closes in on his first-ever title.

**FOX Sports 2 will air the East Rutherford race live at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT****Coverage from East Rutherford will also be available on the authenticated FOX Sports GO app****CBS will air a two-hour special from East Rutherford Sunday at 1:00 p.m. EST/10:00 a.m. PT**

**FOX Sports 1 will re-air the entire East Rutherford race the following day at 4:00 p.m. ET/ 1:00 p.m. PT**

*Media day is Thursday, April 10 from Noon-2:00 p.m. Riders will be available for interviews and will ride the
track for the media *

Take a look at the East Rutherford Monster Energy Supercross Animated Track Map above

Some key insights into this weekend’s race are:

·First Monster Energy Supercross race in the New York metropolitan area in 23 years

·Villopoto is racing for his fourth consecutive championship and 40th race win

·Honda has never lost a 450SX Class in East Rutherford

·Davalos is racing for his first-ever championship and third race win

·Villopoto
and James Stewart are separated by one point in the Toyota Triple
Challenge and Stewart leads Ryan Dungey in the race for second place
in the 450SX Class season standings by three points

450SX Class points leader, Ryan Villopoto

Photo Credit: Simon Cudby

Villopoto,
a native of the Seattle area, expects to close out another
championship-winning year by winning his fourth title at the same
venue that the Seattle Seahawks did earlier this year with a Super Bowl
victory. The winner of five races this season, Villopoto has
established a 48-point lead in the points race and has been the most
consistent rider with an average finish of 2.6.

The
hotly contested battle for second place in the championship pits two
former champions in Yoshimura Suzuki’s Stewart and Red Bull
KTM’s Dungey. Stewart, a two-time champion to Dungey’s one, has a
three-point advantage.

Yoshimura Suzuki’s James Stewart

Photo Credit: Simon Cudby

Team
Honda/Muscle Milk’s Justin Barcia will serve as the race’s hometown
hero as a native of nearby Patterson, N.J. Currently fifth in
the season standings, Barcia, a two-time career race winner, looks to
score the first win of his 2014 season to narrow the 35-point gap that
Red Bull KTM’s Ken Roczen for fourth place and extend Honda’s undefeated
streak in East Rutherford to 5-0.

Villopoto
put an exclamation point on his rise to the top at the championship’s
last race at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field before 53,927
fans, winning his fifth race of the season. Stewart hoped to spoil
Villopoto’s run for the win in the early stages of the race but settled
for second overall. Dungey rounded out the field in third.

The hometown win for Villopoto marked the second of his career.

“I
don’t think I’ve ever raced in front of a crowd cheering me on this
loud. It’s tough to race at home and in the past I haven’t been
that stellar here, so to have a race like that is awesome,” said
Villopoto, who’s first career 450SX Class win came in Seattle during his
2009 rookie season. “With [James Stewart] and [Ryan Dungey] standing up
here next to me, getting a win is huge. I’m not
thinking about the championship right now, but it does feel good to
have an opportunity to wrap up the title in New York in a couple weeks.”

Through
the first five races of the Eastern Regional Championship, Davalos
battled with teammates Adam Cianciarulo, who at one point
had the points lead but suffered a season-ending shoulder injury, and
Blake Baggett.

MetLife
Stadium will serve as the final stop of the Toyota Triple Challenge
that posted $250,000 and a 2014 Toyota Tundra for the winner
of the third stop in Anaheim, Arlington, Texas and East Rutherford,
N.J. Stewart has a one-point lead over Stewart in this mini-series.

Fun Facts:

The host venue of the Super Bowl has also played host to Monster Energy Supercross in the same season 15 times

A NFC team has won the game 10 times and with the Seahawks win this year at MetLife, the AFC has won six times

Villopoto can become the
first rider to win a Monster Energy Supercross title in the same year
that his hometown NFL achieved the same accomplishment

The
state-of-the-art MetLife Stadium, in the greater New York Metropolitan
area, is not only one of the newest venues in the country, but it sits
on one of the most iconic pieces of land in the history of major sports
competition. For more than 30 years, The Meadowlands, which was torn
down a few years ago and replaced with the beautiful MetLife Stadium,
has been the site of some of the biggest events
in sports and entertainment, including a five-year period with Monster
Energy Supercross in the late 80s and early 90s.

Tickets are available at the MetLife Stadium Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone (800) 745-3000, or online at
www.SupercrossOnline.com or
www.ticketmaster.com. Practice and qualifying begin at 12:30 p.m.
and the Main Event starts at 7:00 p.m. Premium Club tickets are $85
Adult/Child; Club $55 Adult/Child; Field $45 Adult/Child; Endzone $35
Adult/Child; Value $25 Adult/Child. Fans can also
get in to the Pits for FREE from 12:30-6 p.m. Race Day when they
recycle a MONSTER Energy Can at the stadium’s pit entrance (valid only
with event ticket).

450SX Class Results: Seattle

1.Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki

2.James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki

3.Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM

4.Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda

5.Justin Barcia, Pinetta, Fla., Honda

6.Trey Canard, Shawnee, Okla., Honda

7.Ken Roczen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM

8.Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM

9.Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Suzuki

10.Mike Alessi, Hilliard, Fla., Suzuki

450SX Class Season Standings

1.Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo, Wash., Kawasaki, 318

2.James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki, 270

3.Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 267

4.Ken Roczen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 249

5.Justin Barcia, Pinetta, Fla., Honda, 214

6.Justin Brayton, Cornelius, N.C., Yamaha, 196

7.Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM, 194

8.Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki, 126

9.Josh Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Suzuki, 124

10.Wil Hahn, Menifee, Calif., Honda, 122

Western Regional 250SX Class Results: Seattle

Cole Seely, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda

Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.M., KTM

Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Kawasaki

Dean Wilson, Wesley Chapel, Fla., Kawasaki

Jessy Nelson, Paso Robles, Calif., Honda

Zach Osborne, Chesterfield, S.C., Honda

Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., Yamaha

Jake Canada, Sun City, Calif., Honda

Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Honda

Shane McElrath, Chesterfield, S.C., Honda

Western Regional 250SX Class Season Standings

Jason Anderson, Rio Rancho, N.M., KTM, 178

Cole Seely, Lake Elsinore, Calif., Honda, 170

Justin Hill, Yoncalla, Ore., Kawasaki, 139

Dean Wilson, Wesley Chapel, Fla., Kawasaki, 138

Cooper Webb, Newport, N.C., Yamaha, 121

Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Honda, 121

Jessy Nelson, Paso Robles, Calif., Honda, 103

Zach Osborne, Chesterfield, S.C., Honda, 100

Shane McElrath, Chesterfield, S.C., Honda, 96

Jake Canada, Sun City, Calif., Honda, 72

Toyota Triple Challenge Standings

James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki, 39

Ryan Villopoto, Poulsbo Wash., Kawasaki, 38

Justin Barcia, Pinetta, Fla., Honda, 38

Ken Roczen, Murrieta, Calif., KTM, 37

Justin Brayton, Cornelius, N.C., Yamaha, 31

Chad Reed, Dade City, Fla., Kawasaki, 25

Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, KTM, 23

Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 22

Weston Peick, Wildomar, Calif., Suzuki, 16

Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Suzuki, 14

1991 450SX Class Results: East Rutherford

1.Jeff Stanton, Sherwood, Mich., Honda

2.Damon Bradshaw, Charlotte, N.C., Yamaha

3.Mike LaRocco, La Porte, In., Suzuki

4.Jean-Michel Bayle, France, Honda

5.Guy Cooper, Stillwater, Okla., Suzuki

6.Jeff Matiasevich, La Habra Heights, Calif., Kawasaki

7.Mike Kiedrowski, Canyon Country, Calif., Kawasaki

8.Mike Fisher, Santee, Calif., KTM

9.Dough Dubach, Costa Mesa, Calif., Yamaha

10.Ron Tichenor, Palm Harbor, Fla., Suzuki

1991 250SX Class Results: East Rutherford

1.Brian Swink, Fenton, Mich., Honda

2.Michael Brown, Gray, Tenn., Honda

3.Doug Henry, Torrington, Conn., Yamaha

4.Chris Coleman, Skaneateles, N.Y., Kawasaki

5.Barry Carsten, Bayville, N.J., Suzuki

6.Cliff Palmer, Del City, Okla., Suzuki

7.Chris Neal, Hollister, Calif., Suzuki

8.Jeff Glass, Duncansville, Penn., Honda

9.David Beckington, Saline, Mich., Suzuki

10.Ty Wallace, Boyertown, Penn., Kawasaki

Past Winners in East Rutherford

450SX Class

May 18, 1991 Jeff Stanton

May 19, 1990 Jean-Michel Bayle

May 6, 1989 Jeff Stanton

May 14, 1988 Rick Johnson

June 7, 1987 Rick Johnson

250SX Class

May 18, 1991 Brian Swink

May 19, 1990 Denny Stephenson

May 6, 1989 Damon Bradshaw

May 14, 1988 Mike LaRocco

June 7, 1987 Keith Tuprin

For
the first time ever, the entire Monster Energy Supercross season will
air on FOX Sports. Catch every Monster Energy Supercross race Saturday
night on FOX Sports 1 (fourteen races) and FOX Sports 2 (three races)
including next-day re-airs on FOX Sports 1. In addition, the
authenticated Fox Sports Go app will air each race at the same time it
airs on FOX Sports 1 & FOX Sports 2.

Feld
Motor Sports, Inc. is the world leader in specialized arena and
stadium-based motor sports entertainment. Feld Motor Sports productions
include Monster Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, AMSOIL Arenacross and
Nuclear Cowboyz®. Feld Motor Sports is
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